Duplicate Bridge: Sept. 28, 2019 (updated announcement)

Queen of Clubs from 1920s Dutch playing cards 

The Bridge Center of Buffalo will hold a membership meeting to vote on by-laws at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, followed by a pairs game.

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The Airport Bridge Club offers extra points at no extra cost at all of its games today, Saturday, Sept. 28, through next Saturday, Oct. 5. The game on Wednesday, Oct. 2, starts at noon, following a lesson at 10 a.m. The club also will take part in the ACBL Senior Game at noon Friday, Oct. 4, after a bonus lesson at 10 a.m.

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Bridge Club Meridian will award extra points at its game at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30.

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Congratulations to Bud Seidenberg, the top master point winner in last weekend’s Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament at the Main-Transit Fire Hall in Amherst. He collected 29.84 points.

       Other local players doing well in the tournament included Jay Costello, 22.51 points; Jay Levy, 20.74; Chris Urbanek, 15.73; Saleh Fetouh, 14.96; and John and Martha Welte, both with 12.72. For complete tournament results, click this link.

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Want to know where to play bridge or how to learn the game? Info is available from John Bava of Western New York Unit 116 at 908-256-6466 or email jbava@roadrunner.com.

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The Delaware Wednesday Club now plays its games in the Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Games at 7 p.m. each Wednesday are invitational.

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Tournament calendar

2019

Rochester Fall Sectional – Webster Columbus Center, 70 Barrett Drive, Webster. Next Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29. For info, click this link.

Great Lakes Sectional – Erie Bridge Center, 1221 Grant Ave., Erie, Pa. Saturday, Sept. 28, and Sunday, Sept. 29. For info, click this link.

Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 15, to Sunday, Oct. 20. For info, click this link.

Niagara Falls Regional – Crowne Plaza Hotel, 5865 Falls Ave., Niagara Falls, Ont. Tuesday, Nov. 5, to Sunday, Nov. 10. For info, click this link.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Health and Senior Services Building, 2465 Bonadent Drive, Waterloo. Saturday, Nov. 16, and Sunday, Nov. 17. For info, click this link.

District 5 Winter Sectional Tournament at the Clubs (STaC) – At local ACBL-sanctioned bridge clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.

2020

Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020.

Buffalo Winter Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, to Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020.

St. Catharines Sectional – Holiday Inn and Suites Parkway Conference Center, 327 Ontario St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, to Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020.

Rochester Spring Sectional – Saturday, March 28, 2020, and Sunday, March 29, 2020.

Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Toronto Centre, 123 Queen St. West. Tuesday, April 7, 2020, to Sunday, April 12, 2020.

Rochester 199er Sectional – Friday, April 17, 2020, and Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Buffalo Spring Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, April 24, 2020, to Sunday, April 26, 2020.

Cleveland All-American Regional – Embassy Suites, 5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Tuesday, May 19, 2020, to Monday, May 25, 2020.

Niagara-on-the-Lake Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, June 5, 2020, to Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Ithaca Sectional – Saturday, June 13, 2020, and Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Southwest Ontario Regional – Bingemans Conference and Convention Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive, Kitchener, Ont. Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Rochester Summer Sectional – Saturday, July 11, 2020, and Sunday, July 12, 2020.

Syracuse Regional – Holiday Inn Syracuse, 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, to Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.

St. Catharines 299er Sectional – Bridge Centre of Niagara, 6-2E Tremont Drive, St. Catharines, Ont. Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, and Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020.

Pittsburgh Labor Day Regional – DoubleTree Pittsburgh-Green Tree, 500 Mansfield Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, to Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.

Buffalo Fall Sectional – Main-Transit Fire Hall, 6777 Main St., Amherst. Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, to Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.

Rochester Fall Sectional – Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, and Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020.

Buffalo Regional – Buffalo Grand Hotel (formerly Adam's Mark), 120 Church St., Buffalo. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, to Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020.

Finger Lakes Sectional – Seneca County Office Building, 1 DiPronio Drive, Seneca Falls. Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, and Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020.

Unit 255 Sectional – Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre, 14 Anderson Path, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, to Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.

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Bridge club websites:

Click names for links.

Bridge Center of Buffalo.

Bridge Club Meridian.

Western New York Unit 116.

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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version normally appears in the Life & Arts section in the Saturday edition of The Buffalo News.

If it’s not in its usual place, Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date, which should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website.

Sometimes the online version does not materialize on the Buffalo News website, at least not in a timely fashion. Worse yet, columns from previous weeks currently cannot be accessed on the News website. But all is not lost. They are available in an appendix to Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/

The online version contains unabridged scores and a longer list of notices. Deadline for submission of scores and notices is Tuesday night.

Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is (716) 849-4420.

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Now a Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson reached a career milestone of 2,500 master points in January. He blogs about his quest for the next measure of achievement, Emerald Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge adventures here.

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Duplicate scores
Week of Sept. 16 to Sept. 22

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

Airport Bridge Club Monday morning – North-south, A: Linda Burroughsford and Alan Greer, 60.37%; Barbara Libby and Art Matthies, 58.38%; B/C: Dorothy and Larry Soong, 54.02%; east-west, A/B: Bill Boardman and Joe Rooney, 57.10%; C: Nadine Stein and Cynthia Helfman, 51.24%.

Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Mike Ryan, 65.48%; B/C: David Donaldson and Bob Kaprove, 62.50%; east-west, A: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Alan Greer, 63.39%; Martha and John Welte, 59.52%; B: Dorothy May and Brian Block, 49.11%; C: Jan Hasselback and Linda Zittel, 44.64%.

Airport Bridge Club Wednesday morning – North-south, A: John Ziemer and Alan Greer, 60.12%; Martha and John Welte, 59.52%; B/C: Barbara Sadkin and Larry Abate, 52.68%; east-west, A: Walt Olszewski and Martin Pieterse, 61.01%; Nancy Wolstoncroft and Mike Silverman, 57.44%; B: Dorothy Soong and Dorothy May, 53.57%; C: Ron Helfman and Brian Block, 52.68%.

Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning – A: John Ziemer and Allen Beroza, 65.28%; B: Marilyn Sultz and Ruth Wurster, 57.87%; John Welte and Bill Boardman, 54.17%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Monday evening – Novice game. A/B: Bruce Roberts and John Houghtaling, 60.71%; C: Sarmishtha and Shyam Kumar, 59.52%; Stephane Ronget and Jim Hassett, 51.19%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday afternoon – Non-life masters. North-south, A: Jini and John Rubenstein, 67.05%; Rose Bochiechio and Paul Morgante, 59.09%; Jim McClure and Richard McGowan, 56.82%; B/C: David Schott and Larry Himelein, 55.49%; east-west, A: Amita Arora and Kusum Phadke, 59.85%; B: Beverly and Fred Isenberg, 55.87%; Marcia Wright and Ginger Maiman, 52.65%; C: Lorey Repicci and Pat Truell, 50.19%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning – Saleh Fetouh and Jay Costello, 63.14%; Bud Seidenberg and Fred Yellen, 61.54%; David Millward and Stan Kozlowski, 54.81%; (tie) Betty Metz and Sue Neubecker, Christy Kellogg and Bob Padgug, 54.49%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday afternoon – 999er game. North-south, Carol Neuhaus and Ruth Nawotniak, 60.63%; Pat Kilbury and Jeff Oshlag, 55%; Paula Rosen and Maryann Szafran, 54.17%; Janie Polk and Larry Himelein, 52.71%; east-west, Marilyn Wortzman and Jim Easton, 69.09%; Carol Roth and Rivona Ehrenreich, 61.59%; Marilyn Shuman and Patty Porter, 60.91%; Bill Rich and Larry Soong, 59.09%.

Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening – Victory point game. Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargeshimer, 3 wins.

Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – (Tie) Pat and Dick Rasmus, Dan Clark and Dave Larcom, 56.25%; Joe Miranda and Sandi England, 54.71%.

Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning – Gene Finton and Bob Linn, 75%; Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, 57.92%; Margaret Zhou and Sue Neubecker, 54.58%; Dorothy May and Ken Meyer, 53.33%.

Delaware Wednesday evening – (Tie) Alicia Kolipinski and Sandy Marcussen, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Gay Simpson, 59.52%; Bob Lederhouse and Lance Pollock, 54.17%.

Lockport Duplicate Bridge Tuesday evening – Miriam Regnet and Elve Johnston, 59.03%; Roy Crocker and John Lewis, 58.33%; Jeff Bender and Jim Lanzo, 57.64%; Jasbeer and Violet Makhija, 54.17%. 

Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament Friday – A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Costello, 67.92%; B: Martha and John Welte, 53.89%; C: Ruth Nawotniak and Richard McGowan, 51.81%.

Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament Saturday – A: Bud Seidenberg and Jay Levy, 63.86%; B: Martha and John Welte, 59.70%.

Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament Sunday – Swiss teams. Jay Levy, Ethan Xie, Sally Parsons and Robert Cannizzaro, 170 victory points; Saleh Fetouh, Bud Seidenberg, Jay Costello and Chris Urbanek, 166 vps.

Other clubs

Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 67%; George Mayers and Marian Morber, 60%; east-west, Mary Banks and Ron Fill, 61%; Diane Forrest and Marilyn Wallace, 56%.

Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning – North-south, Sam Grossman and Shirley Cassety, 58%; Al and Phyllis Vogt, 49%; east-west, David Young and Tim Hartnett, 59%; Fritz Schweiger and Marv Feuerstein, 56%.

Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday – North-south, Meena Rustgi and Sukhanand Jain, 58.3%; David Reeves and Nelson Torre, 55%; east-west, Joan Mack and Dick Munschauer, 57.3%; Harry Metcalf and Bob Kaiser, 53.1%.

Clarence Senior Center Thursday – Lata Maheshwari and Bill Westley, 58%; Bill Adolf and Stan Kozlowski, 56%; Jane and Paul Garvey, 55%.

Town of Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday – North-south, Edna Henrich and Thelma Frauenhofer, 62.5%; Marv Feuerstein and Paul Morgante, 59.3%; Rose Bochiechio and Edna Fill,  52.5%; east-west, Lynda Pettit and Kay Brinkman, 61.8%; Joanne Zavarella and Fritz Schweiger, 60%; Celine and Sam DaLuca, 48.7%.